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June


Water Resistance Explained
Tuesday Tools - Crystal Lift
Apprenticeship
Articles on LWT
South Paws
Gravity-Free Watchmaking
Tuesday Tools - Truing Calipers
Today
How long does your watchmaker take?
Tuesday Tools - Poising Tool
Perception of Time
May

Quartz Retro-Fit
How does this happen?
Rolex Calibers 1600 - 1602
Tuesday Tools - Pin Vises
Timing & Acceptable Variations
Tuesday Tools - Movement Holders
Monday Myth - Watch Winders
Article about Rolex 3135
Nerves can keep you in check
Great Watch Ad
Oilers
Water Tests Explained
A Clean Watch Lasts Forever
Rolex Parachrom Hairspring
Magnification
Haiku
Watchmakers Wanted
More on Shock Resistance
Magnetism, enemy of Isochronism
But I just had my watch serviced!”

April


State of the Economy
Machinist Chest
Shock Resistance
Can of Worms - Pocket Watch
Take your son or daughter to work day
Cyclops Removal
Consumers and Watch Parts
Jailbroke my iPod
Some more thoughts on counterfeits
Is my watch green?
Tuesday Tools - Knowledge
Horological Finishing and Decoration
Generosity
Automaton
Watch Humor
Barrel Opener and Closer
The Longitude Problem
The Geneva Seal
Basel Update
Tuesday Tools - Hand Removers
Rolex at Basel 2008

March


Could this be a practical joke?
Hublot Spare Parts
Tuesday Tools - Case Opener Update
Catalogs
Do it yourself
Tuesday Tools - Alcohol Lamp & Pallet Warmer
Watches, I
What happens to my watch when it is serviced?
ETA 2892
Tuesday Tools - Files
Monday Myth- Running your chronograph all the time will cause it to wear out sooner.
Pegging out jewels
Spring bars
Keeping track of screws
Tuesday Tools - Screwdrivers
Monday Myth - If I pull out my crown will my battery last longer?
Watches for Women - a guest post by my wife
Copyright 1893 Watch Puzzler

February


Saphir - Watch magazine for Women
Happy Leapy Day!
Five films from Rolex
Lessons from a day of watchmaking
Tuesday Tools - Hand Pushers
Environmental concerns in watchmaking?
Blu-Ray Wins!
What you get from a counterfeit”
Micromechanics, Part III
Baume & Mercier Linea Review
All Stones are not created equal.
World’s most accurate clock.
Watchmaker’s Lathe - Made in China?
Watch Maker or Watch Repairer?
Floorology - The art of finding things on the floor.
ETA 6497, a Review
Tuesday Tools - Case Openers
What Makes a good watchmaker?
Micromechanics, Part II
Inequality for women in watches
Micromechanics, Part I
Super Tuesday Commentary
Tuesday Tools - Mainspring Winders
Break-in Period, True or False?
A tribute to Gordon B. Hinckley
OSU Watchmaking
Announcing a new blog in Spanish
Does my watch really need to be serviced every x years?l

January


Parts Availability or Unavailability
Certified Watchmaker
Tuesday Tools - Measuring Tools
It’s not all fun
Economic Stimulus
Watch Parts
Basel World Predictions
Pavel Bure Pocket Watch
Tuesday Tools - Horia Jeweling Tool
Battery or Power Cell?
Musing about Politics
Watchmaking Injustice
www.clockswatches.com
A Watchmaker’s Tools
The Lititz Watch Technicum
Tick Talk - the post that started it all.